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Friday, August 13 – Monday, August 16, 2010

Prizes

First place in Division 1 will be $10,000.
The formula to be used in determining the rest of
the prizes will be posted here later.

Format

The NSC will be paired using tsh along the lines of past events.
In each round, the top contenders are paired with each other, and everyone else is paired Swiss.
These two groups, contenders and noncontenders, are paired with minimal repeats. For example,
if there is no way to pair the contenders without at least one repeat, then they will be paired
with one repeat.

The maximum number of contenders is 12 in Rounds 1-28, 8 in Round 29, 4 in Round 30 and 2 in Round 31.
The contenders are further divided into a subgroup of leaders and non-leaders, if this can be done without
increasing the number of required repeats while maintaining at least four players among the leaders.
Leaders are paired by repeatedly having the top unpaired player play the lowest-ranked player that can
catch up to them. Non-leaders are paired Swiss.

Host city

The Town of Addison is located in the northern suburbs of Dallas, approximately 13 miles from the downtown area.
Addison is regional business, shopping, and dining hub; it has several shopping centers, over 150 restaurants and one of the busiest general aviation airports in the country.

Tournament venue

Hotel InterContinental Dallas offers both the
meeting space and accommodations. The hotel is a
member of the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) chain.
When booking online, please use
this link to obtain our group rate.

Tournament organizers negotiate fees for
the use of playing rooms based on meeting
guest night quotas. When you stay at the
host hotel, you help support the NSC by
helping us meet our quota. You may opt not
do so by paying a facility fee instead when
you register for our championship.

Dining

Three hundred yards south of the tournament venue is
Belt Line Road, where you can find hundreds of restaurants
in a wide range of prices and cuisines. If you have a
favorite to recommend, we’re happy to list it here.

Kobe Steaks, 5000 Belt Line Road, (972) 934-8151

Quiznos, 5000 Belt Line Road, (972) 386-1800‎

Thai Orchid, 4930 Belt Line Road, (972) 720-8424

Travel

Airports

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW): 20 mi

American Airlines (main hub)

most major airlines

Dallas Love Field (DAL): 11 mi

Southwest Airlines (focus city)

Continental Express, Northwest Airlink

Addison Airport (ADS): 2 mi

no scheduled passenger service

Bus

The nearest Greyhound terminal is in downtown Dallas (the Greyhound building across the street has corporate offices but no bus terminal).